I like the concept of the morale aspect, but it doesn't sound like the idea is implemented very well at all (and I'm not talking about the "bug".)
As a skipper, you should never hear the words "No, I can't do that" because of poor morale unless you're really screwing up bigtime.
You shouldn't have to "earn" your crew's willingness to perform their basic jobs by listening to their stories over and over. That's not how it works... the skipper isn't your buddy or psychiatrist, he's your leader and he's got bigger fish to fry.
Morale should be mostly affected by things like CO2 levels, how often you're depth-charged, how many kills you get, how long you've been at sea, how rested the crew is, etc. And the effect shouldn't be too drastic, either... maybe a slight change in performance, for good or bad, is about the only thing the morale should do.
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